Ateneo - UPO

Basic notions of General and Clinical Psychology aimed at professional practice and the helping relationship

- Slides and lecture notes
- Perna Colamonico, “General social and clinical psychology” Ed. Carocci Faber, Coll. The health professions
- Further and in-depth bibliographic indications on the individual lessons will be provided upon specific requests of the students

Provide the basic knowledge of General and Clinical Psychology, useful for the professional practice of the health worker and for the helping relationship

no requirement

Lectures and group discussions on the topics of the course

The exam consists of a written test with open questions relating to the main topics of the course; it is required to discuss the concepts learned

1. Communication:
- main and specific characteristics
- use of communication in the health sector
2. Clinic of mental disorders:
- main characteristics of the most frequent disorders
- evaluation tools
- notions on treatment
3. Work-related stress and Burnout syndrome
- the biopsychosocial model
- the concept of compliance
- work-related stress
- Burnout syndrome
- coping mechanisms
- evaluation tools
- treatment options
4. Manage conflict situations in health care
- characteristics of aggression and conflict
- methods of managing conflicts in the health sector
5. Psychological notions of interest to the health professions

The student must demonstrate that he has assimilated the basic notions and skills of General and Clinical Psychology and that he knows how to decline them in his own professional practice